>>Yep. The Bad End of Dragonfall is the setup for Earthdawn. Nice touch, HBS.
>>Well bowled.
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>I did some looking around, and apparently Earthdawn was already a
>prequel to Shadowrun, taking place the last time magic overwhelmed
>Earth in the time of Atlantis. It's just that the Bad End of
>Dragonfall means you've condemned Earth to it a SECOND time. Holy crap, how did I miss this conversation yesterday?
Yes, Earthdawn is indeed ancient Shadowrun, not unlike how Exalted is (usually) ancient World of Darkness. I know next to nothing about Earthdawn, but that is an awesome, if terrifying, ending.
As for Shadowrun? I still have my ratty Shadowrun Returns kickstarter backer T-shirt, to give you all an idea. And yet I somehow never finished Dragonfall, and never played Hong Kong. Gods I need to go back and play those.
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Authors of our fates
Orchestrate our fall from grace
Poorest players on the stage
Our defiance drives us straight to the edge